Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia
Gambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 37.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 37.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 115.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia peaked at 37.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.5% | — |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +82.8% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 17.5% | 32.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Gambia was 37.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Gambia ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release